How Schools Perpetuate Illiteracy.

Rosow, La Vergne

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ERIC Number: EJ432690

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Publication Date: 1991

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How Schools Perpetuate Illiteracy.

Rosow, La Vergne

Educational Leadership, v49 n1 p41-44 Sep 1991

When children of literate elite need help, their parents can furnish what school has missed. When children of print poor need help, they have nowhere to turn. To break the illiteracy cycle, schools must help parents understand how to help their children at home. Sidebars describe the Megaskills program and show how teachers can foster family literacy. (seven references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Illiteracy, Literacy Education, Parent Student Relationship, Poverty, Reading Skills, School Responsibility

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Language: English

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